2 hurt in Amsterdam station stabbing
The Hague: Two people were hurt during a stabbing incident at Amsterdam’s busy Central Station on Friday morning before the alleged attacker was shot and wounded, Dutch police said.
China to limit number of online games
Shanghai: Shares of Chinese video game companies plunged on Friday after the Government unveiled plans to control the number of online games as part of an effort to prevent myopia among children.
Dutch cartoon event off; pak rally ends
Islamabad: Thousands of Pakistan’s hard-line Islamists have called off their rally after reaching near Islamabad following the cancellation of a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest by a Dutch anti-Muslim lawmaker.
Pak supports Iran’s stand on nuke deal
Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday supported Iran’s stand on the nuclear agreement after the US withdrawal from the deal and also hoped that other signatories would continue to stick to its terms. The Pakistan Foreign Office (FO) said Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, who arrived in Islamabad, held talks with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi.
Ukraine separatist leader killed in blast
Donetsk: The main separatist leader in eastern Ukraine was killed in a bomb blast in the centre of rebel hub Donetsk on Friday, his spokeswoman said, the most prominent rebel victim in the four-year conflict.
Iran rejects French call for wider talks
Tehran: Iran rejected France’s call for talks on issues beyond the nuclear dossier on Friday, saying it was impossible so long as Western powers failed to meet existing commitments. “There is no basis of trust for negotiations, certainly on subjects which are non-negotiable,” said foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi.